Mary Baker Eddy's discovery that 'the healing power is Truth and Love, and these do not fail in the greatest emergencies' Miscellaneous Writings, p. 5. is a very important message in today's world. It transcends geographical and cultural boundaries, and has meaning for all people. Our goal is for people of all backgrounds to discover and experience this message at the site of The Mother Church in Boston."
This comment was made recently by Samina Quraeshi, an award-winning artist, designer, and author who is working with The Mother Church as a consultant to the Restoration and Renewal design team. This relationship is Samina's first encounter with Christian Science. She has placed a high priority on understanding this Science in order to help make its message more apparent on the church site.
She began by reading Science and Health and portions of Mrs. Eddy's other writings. These have become the basis for her exploration of Christian Science. Samina has found a number of the ideas immediately useful and inspiring in her work. For example, from The People's Idea of God: "We are all sculptors, working out our own ideals, and leaving the impress of mind on the body as well as on history and marble, chiselling to higher excellence, or leaving to rot and ruin the mind's ideals. Recognizing this as we ought, we shall turn often from marble to model, from matter to Mind, to beautify and exalt our lives." Peo., p. 7. And this statement from Science and Health, referring to Revelation 12, verse 1, which speaks of "a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet": "This idea reveals the universe as secondary and tributary to Spirit, from which the universe borrows its reflected light, substance, life, and intelligence." Science and Health, p. 562. Also, in a moment of characteristic enthusiasm and openness, Samina commented, I was completely moved by the Lord's Prayer with Mrs. Eddy's spiritual interpretation! It's a powerful statement of protection and succor. See ibid., pp. 16, 17.
